historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
on the way back; when about to go back
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
imposing stance; daunting pose
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to turn right; to turn to the right
going straight on; going straight ahead
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to step forward; to take a step forward
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
to become familiar (to one's ears)
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
election campaign strategy; election tactics
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
grassroots door-to-door election campaign